Annie Will Return to Broadway in Fall 2027 for 50th Anniversary
Annie is coming back to Broadway.
Producers announced on September 15, 2026, that a revival will premiere on Broadway in fall 2027, according to Variety. In theater language, a revival means a new production of an older show, rebuilt with a new cast and design. The date is tied to history. The 2027 run is planned for the musical's 50th anniversary.
Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton will direct. His credits include Oh, Mary!, as reported by Playbill. The job of a Broadway director is to shape the staging, guide the actors and pull design, music and movement into one show. No other members of the creative team were named in the announcement.
The producing team is Michael Alden and Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik, and Kevin Connor for Halcyon Theatricals. On Broadway, producers raise the money and hire the company. They sign the theater lease, approve the budget and keep eight performances a week running. Capitalization, the money raised to get the doors open, was not disclosed.
No casting was announced. That news will come later. The producers said casting and other key creatives will be revealed at a later date. A Broadway house, with its seating map and calendar, was not named. First preview and opening-night dates were not given.
Annie arrives with a long Broadway history. The show features music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and a book by Thomas Meehan. The book is the spoken story that carries the songs. The music and lyrics together make up the score.
The musical officially opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977. That building is now called the Neil Simon Theatre. Houses on Broadway are often renamed, but the address stays the same. Fall 2027 will land 50 years after that first opening.
The original production earned 11 Tony Award nominations and won seven, including best musical. The Tony Awards are Broadway's annual honors for achievement onstage. Best musical is the top prize for a new musical in a season.
The announcement was first reported on September 15, 2026, by The New York Times. Details were limited. That is normal for an announcement more than a year out.
For fans, this means a wait. A large musical takes months to assemble. A theater must be booked. Sets and costumes must be built. A cast must be hired. Tickets, including the advance, meaning tickets already sold for future performances, usually go on sale after those pieces lock in.
